Political Cartoon Analysis

1. What do you see in the cartoon? Make a list. Include objects, people, and any characteristics that seem to be exaggerated. In cartoon one the “Honorable 5^th Column” handing out TNT with people coming from Washington, Oregon, and California. In the second cartoon there is a bandwagon of “California Born Japanese Citizens” going out of “harms way” in to a military zone.
2. Which of the items on the list from Question 1 are symbols? What does each symbol stand for? TNT is a symbol that represents that these actions will set off a list of consequences that they will have to deal with later as a result of this. The Military zone represents moving innocent people in to a place where they do not deserve to be.
3. What is happening in the cartoon? In cartoon one the “honorable 5^th column” is handing out TNT to citizens of Washington, Oregon, and California. In cartoon two the military is taking Japanese-Americans in to a military zone to take them out of “harm’s way”.
4. What is the cartoonist's message? In cartoon one the message is that the government is not doing things for the honest reasons, and as a result is making many rightful citizens hateful against the government for their poor treatment. In cartoon two the message is that it is ridiculous that these people are taken in to a military zone when they are honest American citizens.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the message? Explain your answer. I agree with this message because these people were in no way a threat to society and what the government did was wrong.